AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

THE CELL CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During cytokinesis, the ____ divides.
A
cytoplasm
B
daughter
C
proteins
D
checkpoints
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cell division ends as the cytoplasm divides into two by the process of cytokinesis. Except for plants, cytokinesis in eucaryotic cells is mediated by a contractile ring, which is composed of actin and myosin filaments and a variety of other proteins.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cytoplasm of the cell is being divided in order to obtain two new daughter cells. How does cytokinesis occur? Cytokinesis occurs in mammalian cell division when a contractile ring of microfilaments generates a cleavage furrow that pinches the cell membrane in two.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the mitotic (M) phase, the cell separates its DNA into two sets and divides its cytoplasm, forming two new cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -The division of cytoplasm is termed as cytokinesis. It happens in the final stage of mitosis which is a form of asexual cellular division. Mitosis has four different stages known as prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

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